Natangwe Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Natangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Natangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia981:24,5864,022
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Natangwe (2,653) may also be a first name.

Natangwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Natangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Natangwe occurs most in Namibia. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Natangwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. Natangwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Natangwe reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Natangwe is also the 142,500th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 2,653 people.

The last name Natangwe is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 24,586. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Khomas Region, where 43 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 31 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Namibia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Natangue8815/
Natangwa881/
Ngaatongwe781/
Natangua751/
Natankwa751/
Natongue751/
Nethengwe712,337/
Natoîngue711/
Nethengwé591/
Natongbai591/
Nathongbai564/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Natangwe
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